Giving Ontario Students The Tools For Success
2010-09-24
Students at Ontario colleges are benefiting from the latest technologies and equipment as they train for tomorrow’s high-skills jobs.
Ontario is helping the province’s 24 colleges modernize their equipment to ensure students graduate with the skills employers will need.
At Sheridan College, Ontario’s investment is helping to upgrade equipment such as wireless audio for hearing impaired students
The McGuinty government’s Open Ontario plan is helping to build the most skilled and educated workforce in the world, giving Ontario the competitive edge in securing a strong economy for the future.
QUOTES
“Together with our partners at Sheridan, and all the colleges that students from Mississauga attend, we’re working to ensure students graduate with the skills employers demand. This will require cutting edge equipment in the colleges so that students can acquire the skills needed to succeed in the global marketplace. We want Mississauga to have a workforce that can adapt to the needs and challenges of the new economy.”- Harinder Takhar, MPP Mississauga-Erindale, Minister of Government Services
“Investing in our postsecondary students is the key to Ontario’s future. If we want Ontario to remain competitive, we must train our students with the latest and most up-to-date equipment, and give them with the knowledge and skills they need to be part of the new innovation economy.”- John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
QUICK FACTS
-This year, Ontario is providing Sheridan with $670,100 through the College Equipment and Renewal Fund (CERF), for a total investment of $3,998,850 over three years.
-The province’s 24 colleges will receive $10 million this year to update resources and equipment as part of a three-year $60 million investment from CERF.
-The government’s Open Ontario plan will raise the number of Ontarians with a postsecondary education and training credential to 70 per cent.
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